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Garda Jailed for Assaulting Teenager During Dublin Arrest

Lorcan Murphy was sentenced to one year in prison after a jury found him guilty of recklessly causing a fractured skull to a handcuffed 17-year-old during a 2021 arrest.

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A garda who was convicted of assaulting a teenager while arresting him has been given a three-year sentence with the final two years suspended.

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Irish TimesIrish Times
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‘Highly reckless’: Garda jailed for spear tackling ‘skinny’ teenager during Dublin arrest

Lorcan Murphy (32) sentenced to three years with two years suspended over incident that happened in Temple Bar area in June 2021

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The JournalThe Journal
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Garda who 'spear tackled' handcuffed teenager is jailed for one year

The judge said Lorcan Murphy had used “excessive force” and that it was “difficult to envisage how the manoeuvre he used could be justified”.

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent
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Garda who ‘spear tackled’ handcuffed teenager and slammed him into ground is jailed

A garda who spear tackled a handcuffed teenager and slammed him into the ground has been jailed for a year.

·Ireland
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Irish MirrorIrish Mirror
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Garda who spear tackled 'skinny' handcuffed teen jailed: 'His career is in tatters'

The incident occurred in Dublin’s Temple Bar during Covid-19 restrictions.

·Ireland
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RTÉRTÉ
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Garda jailed over assault of teenager during arrest

A garda who was convicted of assaulting a teenager while arresting him has been jailed for one year.

·Ireland
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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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